Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!

Two sedans, a coupe, two pickups, and an RV drove in followed by four motorcycles. They parked near the house of Mr. Cuervo and it seemed they're pretty familiar with the scene. My group is sitting near our truck with a couple of people that Irene was talking to earlier named Ben and Jerry. The two are living in another barangay with a little less people than Irene. Jerry is a retired sheriff from their barangay while Ben is a mechanic. They've brought a couple more people but they're busy playing on the games.

Irene made the executive decision to tell them that we came from another municipality and we happened to know someone from her place when we happened to drive by. I greatly appreciated it since telling someone even if you've known them for a while that you have visitors that came from a helicopter will greatly attract unwanted attention. She left it on my discretion to tell others of our origin or not.

We got to talking and we learned more about the situation in this province.

We were surprised to learn that there's more clusters of living people in this province and I think one of the reasons is that they don't have the specials here, yet. We still don't know the reason why and only time can tell or if the scientists on our side manage to figure this thing out. Irene also didn't tell the two about the videos we showed them since it would also raise questions from where we came from.

They might think we came from the president's city since Rod showed them in the previous broadcasts before. I'm guessing that broadcast slipped their minds since a lot has already happened and they're clueless when I asked them about it when we're driving earlier. Now I'm pondering if I could use that information to my advantage when I get to meet Mr. Cuervo.

I'm still keeping a close eye on the newcomers and they were allowed inside Mr. Cuervo's house.

"Irene, do you recognize them? You know, if they're the ones you saw before." I asked.

"It's not them. They look a bit too rich. The ones we saw seemed like farmhands or delivery guys. They're in a truck like ours before but it's slightly bigger. I've also been asking around but they've never seen the people we're looking for even if I offer compensation." she replied, slightly disappointed.

"Well, all we could do now is wait for more to arrive and to meet Mr. Cuervo later. If he's running this place and he's setting up events like this every week, he just might have the information we need. The only thing we need to do is to have the right price for it." I said.

"What if he doesn't know anything?" Jerry interjected.

"There's a small chance of that happening since the incident happened close to his place." I replied.

"If we do come up with nothing, I'll just tell Lester everything that we found. He deserves the truth about his family. I'll handle it if he tries to do anything stupid." Irene replied.

"Bro, there's a few more coming." Jared said looking at the gate.

Several more vehicles drove in as the time before sunset drew nearer and nearer. The sky has begun to change colors and the place has become livelier. I let Ilya take a break for a moment though I just made him replace Jared for guarding the truck with the other two. I gave him the bottle of Ibuprofen from my pack to take one. Even if he redirected most of the attacks he received from throwing some matches, it would still hurt. He swallowed a couple before handing it back to me. We tried to collect more items to wager later before it starts so we went back to bet and play.

We won a few items but I discovered two newcomers ogling the ladies who could give you a special massage on the house right next to Mr. Cuervo's house. You could hear the grunts and moans from the outside despite the noise and the look of temptation on their faces is priceless. The fat one is adjusting his shaft a little too much maybe because it is getting out of alignment.

I still have the two vouchers we won as an extra earlier so I decided to take advantage of two poor souls that needed some serious release. It was given to me by the ring girl for Ilya and I's use but we already have someone. Jared and Kaley were looking at me weirdly but I pulled them with me as support. I told them my plan and they're grinning the same way as me.

We walked by the two while Kaley and Jared were trying to lift me up. My legs were like gelatin and my face looked like I've achieved enlightenment.

"Bro, I told you to take it easy. You've been there eight times already and you still have two more of those fucking expensive tickets!" Jared started.

"I leave you for one moment and you're out there having the best time of your life! One more incident like this and we're leaving you behind! You can't even walk properly!" Kaley added.

"You don't get it~ It's fucking amazing~ Oh my fucking god~ Let me go~ LET ME GOOOOOOOOOO~!!!" I exclaimed while getting hysterical.

Jared 'tried' his best to persuade me while Kaley actually slapped me to make the scene as real as it gets. I started waving around the vouchers given to me and Kaley snatched it from my hands. I started to cry while explaining the glorious things done to me inside the house of pleasures and I saw the two watching us take a huge gulp while covering their crotch with their hats.

It was too easy.

Kaley approached them and she told them that she's selling them for cheap. She managed to trade my two vouchers for a pair of long range radios, a pack of cigarettes, a lighter, a scratched up M1911, and ten extra rounds of .45 ACP. We got some valuables from the newcomers craving that carnal experience. There's no rule in trading with other people and getting ripped off is their own fault. This is clearly another case of how much would you give up for something that you want.

"Thinking with your dick is a huge no no in the fucking apocalypse." I thought to myself.

We watched them go inside first before we started laughing. A few onlookers even gave us a salute and someone behind us is clapping slowly.

We turned around and it was Tatiana. She's shaking her head in amusement and she checked the items we got.

"Are you three so bored that you resorted to scamming those two? This pack of cigarettes is worth around five pops inside while a voucher is only worth one." Tatiana chuckled.

"Well they'll know the exchange rate once they go inside. Wait a minute, have you been there the whole time?" Jared asked.

"What? No. I was inside Cuervo's house." Tatiana replied.

"What?!" we all exclaimed.

"Well his wife has a thing for blondes so I was there for a while. She saw me looking around so she invited me in. We started talking for a while and we discussed his pricing for the special services, that's why I know the rates. I have no idea how to give the right suggestions so I told them about you. They were about to call for you but a few visitors came. I asked to be excused and then I saw you limping as if you've cummed too much." Tatiana replied, chuckling.

"I so want to take a peek inside that house. Will it work bro if I dyed my hair- no that's stupid." Jared interjected.

"At least you know." Kaley chuckled.

"Wait a sec, so what was he like?" I asked.

"You're a bit taller than him and he has a lot of tattoos on his torso. He's a quarter Filipino, the rest is Mexican and he just turned 52 years old. He carries himself good and he's well-groomed. His black hair is slicked back and he has this thin mustache that is curled in the end." Tatiana said.

"You said he has a tattoo?" Kaley asked.

"They were the names of his children and his wife but I think I saw wing patterns at his back. He was getting another on his neck and I caught a glimpse of his ink." Tatiana replied.

"Okay, but what was he like… you know, his all-around vibe? First impressions?" I asked.

"He's calm and business oriented for sure but his eyes changed when the visitors came. I think he was excited that time but I'm not really sure why." Tatiana answered.

"Well, whatever it is, I think it has something to do with what's arriving now." Jared said, looking at the gate once more.

A large number of container vans arrived and they were followed by ten cargo trucks. Instead of driving in the central area, they drove around to park by the walls. I could hear a few chattering from the radio and the regulars I've identified seemed to be excited.

"Those vehicles are fucking full." I thought to myself.

It's a few minutes before sunset and suddenly, the music blasting loudly stopped. Everyone seemed to have stopped what they're doing and the few groups where people are having fist-fights have stopped completely. Even their bets were returned but no one complained.

I looked at Mr. Cuervo's house and I saw a group of people coming out.

"That's him." Tatiana pointed.

We saw a gentleman wearing a full 3-piece tuxedo with a distinct air around him. His coat is just hanging on his back while his hands are on his pockets. Right beside him is his wife but their kids are nowhere in sight. Behind them is the group we saw earlier that were allowed entry and they're all making way to the central part of this gated community.

Mr. Cuervo scanned around everyone present first before smiling brightly. His eyes stopped at our direction for a brief moment.

"Let's begin." he declared.